Martin of Braga

Martin of Braga (520-580 AD) was Archbishop of Bracara Augusta in Gallaecia (present-day Braga, Portugal) and a Catholic ecclesiastical author.

Biography
Martin was born in Pannonia in 520, and he became a monk after making a pilgrimage to the Levant. He later found his way to Hispania and settled in Gallaecia, and he converted the Suebi of Galicia from Arianism to Roman Catholicism under King Rechiar. In 550, he was consecrated Bishop of Braga, and he became known as a prolific author who argued that the pagan gods were actually living demons and that they persuaded men to build them temples and to spill the blood of animals and men. He died in 580.